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| subject_name  =Grover C. Robinson IV
 
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| date_of_birth  =[[February 11]], [[1970]]
 
| place_of_birth =Pensacola
 
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| occupation    =[[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|Escambia County Commissioner]]<br/>[[Escambia County District 4|District 4]]
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| occupation    =[[Mayor of Pensacola]]
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| religion      =Episcopalian
 
| spouse        =Jill Robinson
 
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| parents        =[[Grover Robinson III|Grover III]] and Sandra Robinson
| children      =Grover V and Anna
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| children      =Grover Robinson V<br>Anna Lowrey Robinson
 
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'''Grover C. Robinson IV''' is the current [[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|County Commissioner]] for [[Escambia County District 4]], serving since [[2006]].
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'''Grover C. Robinson IV''' is a real estate developer and the current [[Mayor of Pensacola]], serving in that role since 2018. Prior to his election as mayor, Robinson served as the [[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|County Commissioner]] for [[Escambia County District 4]] from 2006 to 2018.
  
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A seventh generation Pensacolian born to [[Grover Robinson III|Grover III]] and [[Sandra Robinson]], Grover IV received a bachelor's degree in economics from Birmingham Southern College and worked as a commercial lender for [[AmSouth Bank]], returning to Pensacola in [[1995]]. He joined [[Grover Robinson & Associates]] in [[1997]] and became broker and president after his father's death in [[2000]].
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==Community involvement==
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*[[PJC Foundation]], vice president
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*[[Baptist Hospital Foundation]], executive committee
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*[[Junior Achievement]], board member and former chairman
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*[[Cordova Park Elementary School]], School Advisory Committee
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*[[Pensacola Rotary Club]], member
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*[[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce]], former board member
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*[[United Way of Escambia County]], former board member
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*[[City of Pensacola Planning Board]], former member
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 1 June 2019

Grover C. Robinson IV
GroverRobinsonIV.JPG
Born February 11, 1970
Pensacola
Occupation Mayor of Pensacola
Religion Episcopalian
Spouse Jill Robinson
Parents Grover III and Sandra Robinson
Children Grover Robinson V
Anna Lowrey Robinson

Grover C. Robinson IV is a real estate developer and the current Mayor of Pensacola, serving in that role since 2018. Prior to his election as mayor, Robinson served as the County Commissioner for Escambia County District 4 from 2006 to 2018.

A seventh generation Pensacolian born to Grover III and Sandra Robinson, Grover IV received a bachelor's degree in economics from Birmingham Southern College and worked as a commercial lender for AmSouth Bank, returning to Pensacola in 1995. He joined Grover Robinson & Associates in 1997 and became broker and president after his father's death in 2000.

Community involvement[edit]

Preceded by:
Ashton Hayward
Mayor of Pensacola
2018 – present
Incumbent
Preceded by:
Tom Banjanin
Escambia County CommissionerDistrict 4
20062018
Succeeded by:
Robert Bender